1990 Sugar Bowl
| 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Craig Erickson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Nealon (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Million Dollar Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,452 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1990 USF&G Sugar Bowl, part of the 1989 season, took place on January 1, 1990, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Miami Hurricanes, competing as a football independent. Miami was victorious in by a final score of 33–25.
The 1989 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 10–1 record, as conference co-champions. Following their loss against Auburn in the first ever Iron Bowl played at Jordan–Hare Stadium, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl. The appearance marked the eleventh for Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, their 42nd overall bowl game appearance and the first since the 1980 Sugar Bowl, where they defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, en route to the national championship.
The 1989 Miami squad finished the regular season with an 10–1. Following their victory over Notre Dame, university officials announced they accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl. The appearance marked the second for Miami in the Sugar Bowl, and their sixteenth overall bowl game appearance.
Miami opened the scoring with a Stephen McGuire, 3-yard touchdown run to take an early 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Alabama tied the game on a 4-yard Gary Hollingsworth touchdown pass to Marco Battle. On the next drive the Hurricanes retook the lead after Craig Erickson threw an eighteen-yard touchdown strike to Wesley Carroll. After the Carlos Huerta extra point was blocked by Thomas Rayam Miami led 13–7. The Tide cut the lead to 13–10 midway through the quarter on a 45-yard Philip Doyle field goal. The teams then traded touchdowns to end the quarter with Miami scoring on a three-yard Alex Johnson run and the Crimson Tide scoring on a four-yard touchdown pass from Gary Hollingsworth to Lamonde Russell to make the halftime score 20–17.
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